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barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a populist past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come so now it seems the russian retaliation that was long promised is now shaping up russia's own bill doing roughly the same thing as the magnitsky bill has passed its first reading in the russian duma it's not known exactly who it's targeting but some possible examples are what russia a says those are u.s. citizens accused by russia of breaching the human rights of russians for example in the last ten years and number of russian children adopted by u.s. citizens have died or suffered human rights abuses among th
barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a populist past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation...
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if the u.s. will decide to sit idly by and to watch and pray and take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. the ability retaliation not only from iran. dopey missiles flying and from lebanon, from hezbollah. the hamas organization in casa will send hundred. if we choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear to the option of fighting ourselves, i think it is a clear message what we will do. i'm a question if we do it with the u.s. or without the u.s. assault over asking today. one of the main points of my book that i know many people here are informed about the middle east initiative a two state solution. for the last 20 years, we hear about a two state solution. you must finish the conflict and their resolution will be a palestinian state in judea and somalia and jerusalem. president obama adopted this approach and is calling upon us, the israelis to be the palestinian state can go back to 1967 lines. in my book i referred to a new paradigm. enoug
if the u.s. will decide to sit idly by and to watch and pray and take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. the ability retaliation not only from iran. dopey missiles flying and from lebanon, from hezbollah. the hamas organization in casa will send hundred. if we choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear to the option of fighting ourselves, i think it is a clear message what we will do. i'm a question if we do it with the u.s. or without the...
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barack obama has signed into law the u.s. mike netsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of surrogate magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a pop worse past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come to move putin has spoken out calling the new legislation totally unnecessary. but frankly speaking i don't understand why our american colleagues are doing this most likely it's internal political intrigue little bulletin the foreign ministry has already called it the theater of the absurd but that's precisely what it is look which is a sort of game agony to his death was a tragedy but does nobody die in u.s. prisons and maybe even in greater numbers going up a bit is a listen here for eight years they h
barack obama has signed into law the u.s. mike netsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of surrogate magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a pop worse past it was attached to a piece of trade...
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okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the bronson movie are really sobering. the u.s. tops the list worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. i will repeat that. the u.s. tops the list it worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. half a million are in jail in the u.s. for breaking drug laws. on average, the u.s. spends $30,000 a year to imprison someone according to a pew survey. the film compares that to the 1- dz 1,000 the u.s. spends a year to educate a public schools student. two former american presidents, bill clinton and jimmy carter, have assessed the success of the war on drugs. >> obviously if the expected result was that we would eliminate serious drug yins america and eliminate the narco- trafficking networks, it hasn't worked.
okay, the u.s. war on drugs, that war was first declared by president richard nixon in 1971 with great public approval. since then, $1 trillion have been spent. that's according to "breaking the taboo" a film made by sam bronson, which debuted this week on youtube. the stats in the bronson movie are really sobering. the u.s. tops the list worldwide as the number one illegal drug user nation. i will repeat that. the u.s. tops the list it worldwide as the number one illegal drug user...
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ged from the war.am there was a brief thai-u.s. relations at the conclusion, bu it was momentary. most of the time we had a close relationship with thailand. >> why is this important to kno nvolvement in the war? >> there was a couple of reasons. the head of the third largest in south vietnam for many of the years that the war was the united south korea. as a direct threat to themselves. regional power in war.l they didn't necessarily see thi as america's war but something that directly affected them, an it did. concentrate on south vietnam, but a lot of the fighting was going on and many that foughtrs in south viet nam also did fighting in laos against the laotian communists, so if you cannot get a full view of the vietnam war without reading some of the regional perspectives i think at times not only privilege and the of almost focus on an exclusively america
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and also in a world update the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released the twenty children gunned down in the shooting spree were aged between six and seven the attacker identified as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at. him before going on to kill but the school eventually turned the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims is being held while flags flew at hoffman lost in washington these are live pictures there from a u.s. led. well that to bring you up to date for them i'll be back with a news team with more news for in about thirty five minutes from now in the meantime it's all featuring a spectacular tourist attraction known as the russian the saw a little bit right after this short break stay with us for that. are good. or. are. i. courageous and creative. elegant and full and full of public speaking. sound. a few european bodybuilders against millions of which immigrants. may not seem so serious now. but this could be a real threat to. european extremists. on p
and also in a world update the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released the twenty children gunned down in the shooting spree were aged between six and seven the attacker identified as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at. him before going on to kill but the school eventually turned the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims is being held while flags flew at hoffman lost in washington these are live pictures there...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened in 1847 is a consensus across the board. people across the country can soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all decided that a war was the successful invasion of their country was wrong in protesting the war. so this is an interesting moment in american history and it takes place and they were people don't know much about. the u.s.-mexico were, people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a good place in the historical imagination of americans. it's often confused the texas revolution that
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened...
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russian lawmakers on the verge of blacklisting a number of u.s. officials for alleged violations of human rights this comes after washington adult sanctions against some russians as part of this so-called magnitsky law let's now get the data the latest details from artie's tom boston hello tom so warsaw the reasons for this exchange of accusations and punishments then. hi there yulia yes barack obama has signed into law the american magnitsky bill which blacklist certain russian officials having been accused by the us of involvement in surrey game magnitsky is death so the magnitsky was a lawyer who allegedly uncovered massive corruption in russia involving russian officials his friends and colleagues have said that he was then set up by those very same russian officials in two thousand and nine he died in prison having been imprisoned on what his supporters say were trumped up charges they also say that he was denied medical care and may have been beaten to death which led to this piece of u.s. legislation russia though has for a long time now ra
russian lawmakers on the verge of blacklisting a number of u.s. officials for alleged violations of human rights this comes after washington adult sanctions against some russians as part of this so-called magnitsky law let's now get the data the latest details from artie's tom boston hello tom so warsaw the reasons for this exchange of accusations and punishments then. hi there yulia yes barack obama has signed into law the american magnitsky bill which blacklist certain russian officials...
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rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations on official tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter your position which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage of the spell true has been following the voting in current. tense nights here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution we've got to live in the results of course the official one
rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's...
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the u.s. more of those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as the gunman targeting children reignites the debate over lax gun laws. dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking the one year since some of russia's biggest protests in recent history. in moscow i met thanks very much for joining us here on r t our top story the first round of egypt's vote on the new draft constitution that's divided the country and sparked weeks of violent anti presidential protests is finally over the muslim brotherhood has released some early numbers claiming the new constitution has passed while the opposition has unveiled results to the contrary reporter bill true has more from cairo. after three weeks if it's go time oil that seen mass rallies against the president bloody scenes in the streets of egypt's major combat cities overnight the minute she apparently beat up security at the polling stations for people to come and they of course have been cooled in by the preside
the u.s. more of those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as the gunman targeting children reignites the debate over lax gun laws. dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking the one year since some of russia's biggest protests in recent history. in moscow i met thanks very much for joining us here on r t our top story the first round of egypt's vote on the new draft constitution that's divided the country and sparked weeks of violent anti presidential...
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now some u.s. officials accused of human rights violations are on the verge of being blacklisted in russia also having their financial assets frozen in the country and the move is designed to counter washington so-called magnitsky law which levels similar sanctions on a number of russians this will initial now towards the correspondent tom bot. barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a part was passed it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come so now it seems the russian retaliation that was long promised is now shaping up russia's own bill doing roughly the same thing as the mag
now some u.s. officials accused of human rights violations are on the verge of being blacklisted in russia also having their financial assets frozen in the country and the move is designed to counter washington so-called magnitsky law which levels similar sanctions on a number of russians this will initial now towards the correspondent tom bot. barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei...
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all of the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released twenty children gunned down in a shooting spree were aged between six and seven in the attack i did. as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at their home before going on to kill at the school eventually turn the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims has been held while flags flew with a half mast in washington. for it are still to come after a very short break here what are we brace the cold weather and travel to the north of russia the port city of much scott. courageous and creative. elegance and full and most public speaking. sound coming from. a few european bodybuilders against millions of which immigrants. her. kids may not seem so serious now. but this could be a real threat to all. european extremists. on. the. line motion to be soon which brightened the feni moon about song from phones to christians. means for instance on teen dot com. the more one screams in lines above the arctic circle.
all of the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released twenty children gunned down in a shooting spree were aged between six and seven in the attack i did. as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at their home before going on to kill at the school eventually turn the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims has been held while flags flew with a half mast in washington. for it are still to come after a very short break here...
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for the u.s. more as those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as a gunman targeting children reignites the debate over lax gun laws. and dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking one year since some of russia's biggest protests of recent history . the kaiser report coming up next stay with us. your welcome to the kaiser report let me ask you something do you ever get the feeling that the central bankers and just plain bank stirrers ruling our world are like to close methods ripping up copper wiring roofing and plumbing the very fabric of our society and economy around this just to get one more ahead and the low level broker dealer thieves are the drone strengthening up the family supply of mouthwash and then sometimes or. he do. so you see. yes max i thought a perfect analogy for what is happening a metaphor for what is happening in the global financial system banking system and economic systems around the world is a story that i've been tracking for the l
for the u.s. more as those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as a gunman targeting children reignites the debate over lax gun laws. and dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking one year since some of russia's biggest protests of recent history . the kaiser report coming up next stay with us. your welcome to the kaiser report let me ask you something do you ever get the feeling that the central bankers and just plain bank stirrers ruling our world are...
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and since 9/11, u.s. foreign policy, domestic policy to a degree, has really been driven by fear. >> is it a disconnect between the understandable desire to prevent another 9/11, to keep us safe from something like that ever happening again? is it a disconnect from that desire to be safe and what would actually make us safe? did we outfit national security in a way that made us feel better but did not make us safer? >> al qaeda has been decimated, and a lot of the al qaeda leaders, including bin laden, are dead. but are we safer as a nation? look at the money being spent. and money being spent is real threat. if you accumulate debt, debt is what brings down empires. >> well, it's a difference between safety and strength. >> well put. >> if you can be provoked into reacting in a way that prevents something like that from happening again, but that also causes you to spend yourself into weakness, or to make yourself weak in other ways or to remove the things about you that made you a desirable and proud plac
and since 9/11, u.s. foreign policy, domestic policy to a degree, has really been driven by fear. >> is it a disconnect between the understandable desire to prevent another 9/11, to keep us safe from something like that ever happening again? is it a disconnect from that desire to be safe and what would actually make us safe? did we outfit national security in a way that made us feel better but did not make us safer? >> al qaeda has been decimated, and a lot of the al qaeda leaders,...
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religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated entire south coalition has the highest of the muslim brotherhood and salafist and their idea of freedom for syria what. a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people who are. in what's seen as a symbolic attempts to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups all nusra a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the u.s. supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the. factions fighting the regime is a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for almost in syria people heard chanting we are students of osama. people here in washington don't seem to understand that if y
religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamic dominated entire south coalition has the highest of the muslim brotherhood and salafist and their idea of freedom for syria what. a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has...
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three was not able to recognize the legitimate rights of iran because the u.s. position was zero enrichment that's why didn't bush asians during our time failed despite the fact that we were ready for full transparency and we proved practically . during president i mean in a jar russia in two thousand and eleven proposed step by yes the plan the russian step by step plan consisted of all majors requirements of the. tonic and as you agency and united nations security council resolutions. and even beyond but the iranian officials they will come the russian initiative as a basis for negotiations it was the us and the you which declined the russian proposal therefore i believe again even today the russian proposal can be a good basis for negotiations who personally worked with. monitors in iran for several years and while the international observers are known to have accused iran of not letting them see everything they want while the iran has been saying that it can't satisfy all the who's right it depends iran is a member of safeguard they are asking iran to implem
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rebels in syria claim they're making a push towards damascus but the u.s. is giving the opposition a boost by granting it official approval. of defiance north korea. despite global condemnation saying it. was. broadcasting live from new studios this is. a welcome to the program rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations i mean while unofficial tallies released by the islamist show a narrow majority backing the charter of the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents word leading with a slim advantage while following the vote for us in cairo isabel true. it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution we've got preliminary results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with media outlets numbers and mou
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all the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released to twenty children gunned down in a shooting spree were aged between six and seven the attacker identified as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at their home before going to school to carry out the shooting to eventually turn the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims has been held while flags flew. hamas in washington. ok now coming up a feature on a tourist attraction known as well the russian of our side that's right after a quick break. i think. that the end of the speech. she. gave. her. wish. to saddam is so good with. her. just spend the money in a. little run of a really. wealthy british style sign some time to. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on our. courageous. creative. elegant and full and public speaking. to. a few european bodybuilder
all the names of the victims of the u.s. elementary school massacre in connecticut have been released to twenty children gunned down in a shooting spree were aged between six and seven the attacker identified as twenty year old adam lanza shot dead his mother at their home before going to school to carry out the shooting to eventually turn the rifle on himself a memorial service for the victims has been held while flags flew. hamas in washington. ok now coming up a feature on a tourist...
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u.s. mourns those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as a gunman targeting children reignites the debate over what's gone wrong. and dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking one year and some of russia's biggest protests in recent history. like to make a special announcement here before we continue for more than seven years now our team has been broadcasting here from our central moscow studio later today we're moving to a new broadcasting center on the city's east side and within we welcome a new era with our t.v.'s high definition signal from this cutting edge new facility you've done a lot of good television out of this building made a lot of great memories but today we say desperate and move on the best is yet to come so thanks to you all for tuning in and do stay with us here on our team capital accounts of. good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for a friday december fourteenth
u.s. mourns those shot dead in an elementary school massacre as a gunman targeting children reignites the debate over what's gone wrong. and dozens of demonstrators have been detained in moscow during a rally marking one year and some of russia's biggest protests in recent history. like to make a special announcement here before we continue for more than seven years now our team has been broadcasting here from our central moscow studio later today we're moving to a new broadcasting center on...
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rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push toward damascus while the u.s. is giving the opposition a boost by granting it official approval. and a launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. three and moscow why matt treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. coming to you now in high definition. rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first round of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the years almost cab show a narrow majority backing the charter yeah opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted that opponents were leading with the slim advantage journalist belcher's been following the boat in cairo it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution to limit the results of course th
rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push toward damascus while the u.s. is giving the opposition a boost by granting it official approval. and a launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. three and moscow why matt treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. coming to you now in high definition. rights groups in egypt are calling for...
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the remaining u.s. allies in the region my son was thank you very much for your time on this was iran's former top diplomat and now scholar in the fuel international relations mr hossein mousavian. do we speak your language or not at the end of. the news programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news a little turn to bangalore's kid in the story. are you here. to enjoy spanish find out more visit. it is easy to. say. he is under siege. destruction without the same. what could have been just ruins. same by a great sacrifice. under a storm by him just such. a remarkable reminder of courage and selflessness. putin is of all people. into all the russian side. finishes a secret laboratory to mccurry was able to build most sophisticated robots which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach the creation of life should care about humans and worry that this is why you should care only on the dog. download the official location cell phone language stream qual
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should the u.s. supreme court agree. the second case involves the federal defense of marriage act-doma, for short. the law denies same-sex couples who marry the same federal benefits routinely accorded heterosexual marriages, including many tax benefits like the right to file a joint return. doma is being challenged by edie windsor, whose relationship with thea spayer spanned more than 40 years. they had met in the early sixties and were at one another's side for decades. they registered in new york city as domestic partners as soon as they could in 1993. but they wanted much more. >> "we want to do the vows and we want to exchange rings." >> spayer had been stricken with multiple sclerosis, and her health was failing. but that did not keep her and edie from hopping a plane to toronto, canada, where in 2007 they were wed. >> "i thea spayer, choose you...until death do us part." >> two years later thea passed away, leaving the bulk of her estate to edie, now 83, which resulted in an estate tax bill of
should the u.s. supreme court agree. the second case involves the federal defense of marriage act-doma, for short. the law denies same-sex couples who marry the same federal benefits routinely accorded heterosexual marriages, including many tax benefits like the right to file a joint return. doma is being challenged by edie windsor, whose relationship with thea spayer spanned more than 40 years. they had met in the early sixties and were at one another's side for decades. they registered in new...
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u.s. u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the un to come meanwhile nato is deploying surface to air missiles and troops to neighboring turkey unclear requests of the reinforcements from with allies after a series of cross border exchanges of fire but syria alliance officials now claim the syrian government has begun using ballistic missiles against the rebels something denied by damascus. count takes a closer look at who's fighting against assad. oh. they call themselves martyrs. you see around you of the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country the syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us. some of them are so proud of their deeds that they post them on the web including the execution of prisoners. or having a child behead a man who was presumably and i sought supporter atrocities are committed on all fronts during serious. bloody civil war according to many accoun
u.s. u.s. led group of nations who also donated more than one hundred million dollars to the un to come meanwhile nato is deploying surface to air missiles and troops to neighboring turkey unclear requests of the reinforcements from with allies after a series of cross border exchanges of fire but syria alliance officials now claim the syrian government has begun using ballistic missiles against the rebels something denied by damascus. count takes a closer look at who's fighting against assad....
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a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for marina port archie north carolina. i was coming out short break when praise the cold weather and travel to the north of russia and of course since here more of my hands. it's but atop a jaw drop under view from to the ball scrabble and stretches as far as the i can see up for a city that chilled all of siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was by pos but a chance i bear in railway but the poles cremains a spiritual center. oh seems like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of all the docks worshipped as did themselves and bless it will to commemorate the baptism of jesus. in the fifteen eighties the russians had only just conquered siberia taking it from the muslim. surrounded by enemies the ball supposed to be their stronghold constructed on top of an old a city but soon enough it became an economic hub siberian fire was the oil of its time bringing in a third of all russia's state revenue but the balls committe
a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for marina port archie north carolina. i was coming out short break when praise the cold weather and travel to the north of russia and of course since here more of my hands. it's but atop a jaw drop under view from to the ball scrabble and stretches as far as the i can see up for a city that chilled all of siberia for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was by pos but a chance i bear in railway but the...
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around there's the sign to the bullpen. here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job, the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain and diarrhea. call your doctor right away if you have persistent diarrhea. other serious stomach conditions may exist. don't take nexium if you take clopidogrel. let your doctor do his job. and you do yours. ask if nexium is right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazenec
from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around there's the sign to the bullpen. here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job, the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many,...
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rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big election since citizens united where supreme court rules money with speech and we couldn't regulate money and i found that to be a real distortion factor in u.s. life and we are coming out of a period in which income inequality has grown more than ever in u.s. history and we had gdp growth but job contraction, social mobility is going down and we have to ask ourselves, have companies pushed government off their back on a regular basis, grow in a free-wheeling way and all of a sudden people are falling at the wayside. is there a connection? i think there is and the objective of society is not
rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big...
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. >> there is a shortage and all of the important items are bought by u.s. dollars. >> the prices of meat, poultry, vegetables, and fruits are rising too. >> many people cannot come near the market because of prices. we come you are relying on god. >> my income is little. i struggle to make ends meet. we demand the government intervene to control it. >> many here are poor. now their situation is worse. sudan has lost more than 75% of its oil revenue went south sudan broke away last year. the government decided to cut its subsidies on basic commodities. with the currency dropping against the u.s. dollar, the prices of basic food items increase. the government says it must adopt austerity measures and cut spending. in june, a government decision to increase the prices of sugar led to scenes like these across the country. officials at the imf say more crops are needed to lower the deficit. this economist blames the government for the crisis. >> is the responsibility of the entire system. the state is irresponsible for the economic instability for increasing the
. >> there is a shortage and all of the important items are bought by u.s. dollars. >> the prices of meat, poultry, vegetables, and fruits are rising too. >> many people cannot come near the market because of prices. we come you are relying on god. >> my income is little. i struggle to make ends meet. we demand the government intervene to control it. >> many here are poor. now their situation is worse. sudan has lost more than 75% of its oil revenue went south...
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school shooting in u.s. history. today the medical examiner identified all the victims killed at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. 20 children all ages 6 and 7 died along with 6 adults. all were shot multiple times at close range by an assault rifle. investigators also say the shooter forced his way into the school and about an hour ago, president obama announced he will attend a memorial service tomorrow in newtown. >>> cbs reporter ines ferre is live in newtown, connecticut where investigators are piecing together what happened. ines. >> reporter: well, ann, it's been a day of mourning here in newtown and across the nation as families are grieving the loss of loved ones and a community tries to pull together. 12-year-old jocelyn cardenaz came from danbury, connecticut it drop off flowers at a memorial for the 26 people killed at sandy hook elementary school. >> even though we didn't know anyone directly just hurt because you never know what's going to happen next. >> reporter: she is one of many grieving
school shooting in u.s. history. today the medical examiner identified all the victims killed at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. 20 children all ages 6 and 7 died along with 6 adults. all were shot multiple times at close range by an assault rifle. investigators also say the shooter forced his way into the school and about an hour ago, president obama announced he will attend a memorial service tomorrow in newtown. >>> cbs reporter ines ferre is live in newtown,...
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according to the u.s. surgeon general, there's no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke and it's a cancer (inaudible) as well. outdoors second hand smoke that reach the same levels as indoughs so it's really not safe. for many months breathe california , as an institution working to create this ordinance that would require that a no smoking sign be posted on all street events, that several announcements be made to indicate that events are smoke free and that all promotional materials and advertising materials in events include information that the event is smoke free and in case of a violation, the director of transportation and iscad, which is kind of our coordinating agency in the city, will consider any prior violations of this ordinance on all permit applications for outdoor events requiring their review and approval. this proposed ordinance is endorsed by quite a few community organizations including the san francisco asthma task force, the tobacco free coalition, the african american tobacco co
according to the u.s. surgeon general, there's no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke and it's a cancer (inaudible) as well. outdoors second hand smoke that reach the same levels as indoughs so it's really not safe. for many months breathe california , as an institution working to create this ordinance that would require that a no smoking sign be posted on all street events, that several announcements be made to indicate that events are smoke free and that all promotional materials and...
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but of course you're talking about a federal u.s. attorney and bringing them, saying with a domestic violence case and they have, quote, bigger fish to fry, is what it comes down to. >> exactly. i think we've seen some change in the u.s. attorney's priori prioritiation of this. so we've seen some change but it's until the case that a native woman can't rely on her own government to protect her and that's what we're trying to change in the violence against women act. >> there's some staggering statistics on this. rates of rate and stalking by intimate partner and broken down by different demographic gripes and you see the rate is highest mooi american indian women, 46%, which is pretty staggering statistic. assault sexual, eyes cases from indian country declined by u.s. attorney's offices. 46% of assault cases are declined. 67% of sexual abuse cases are declined. ezra, what are the politics of this? this is one of these, it seems, in some ways, like this classic microcosm of art, our current dysfunction which is that this is tradition
but of course you're talking about a federal u.s. attorney and bringing them, saying with a domestic violence case and they have, quote, bigger fish to fry, is what it comes down to. >> exactly. i think we've seen some change in the u.s. attorney's priori prioritiation of this. so we've seen some change but it's until the case that a native woman can't rely on her own government to protect her and that's what we're trying to change in the violence against women act. >> there's some...
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this is one fifth of the u.s. economy and competition seems to be at the wrong level impatiens are frustrated. the other reason i wrote the book is doctors are getting crushed right now. they've got declining medicare payments come increasing overhead. hospitals have more expenses. malpractice rates are going up. the burnout rate in health care is 40%. doctors are getting crushed right now and i felt like we need to voice out there and it's okay to talk to the general public. >> host: so you make the point that medical mistakes if you alert the third leading cause of death in the united states. that is a shocking figure. can you talk about? >> guest: it was shocking for me if somebody interested in this field of quality to see you put in that way. medical mistakes are number three. we kill as many people from medical mistakes as we do from car accidents and other causes of death in the u.s. i never thought of it that way because we don't talk as openly and honestly about mistakes as we showed in our profession to
this is one fifth of the u.s. economy and competition seems to be at the wrong level impatiens are frustrated. the other reason i wrote the book is doctors are getting crushed right now. they've got declining medicare payments come increasing overhead. hospitals have more expenses. malpractice rates are going up. the burnout rate in health care is 40%. doctors are getting crushed right now and i felt like we need to voice out there and it's okay to talk to the general public. >> host: so...
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i am with the u.s. capitol historical society, and i have the honor tonight of introducing three gentlemen who actually need no introduction, because i know you people are very much aware of the highlights of their career and quite knowledgeable about the senate and the congress, so i am going to dispense with that, and, of course, each one of them had some leadership positions in our nation's foreign policy as members of the foreign relations committee, and we will hear about some tonight. i also did a little research myself and found that all of them have also written books. in fact, some have written more than one book, so instead of me giving you the usual, canned introduction, i thought i would let their own words in their own writing introduce them. i start with john kerry. he came by his interest in foreign affairs as the son of an american diplomat, as well as his own experiences in vietnam. in his book "a call to service," , kerr -- service," senator kerry talks about being a brat. being overse
i am with the u.s. capitol historical society, and i have the honor tonight of introducing three gentlemen who actually need no introduction, because i know you people are very much aware of the highlights of their career and quite knowledgeable about the senate and the congress, so i am going to dispense with that, and, of course, each one of them had some leadership positions in our nation's foreign policy as members of the foreign relations committee, and we will hear about some tonight. i...
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the u.s. capitol, over the white house, and in many locations across the country are at half staff today because of friday's school shooting in newtown, conn.. the nation's newspapers are full of details about what happened on friday. we would like to hear from you your opinions on how america can prevent mass shootings. is it the role of government or society to stop them? here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. you can also find us online. send us a tweet, twitter.com/c- spanwj. or join the conversation on facebook by looking for c-span and weighing in. you can also e mail us, journal@c-span.org. here is the first page -- front page of "the hartford current" this morning. "day of grieving." the top headline, along with a list of the victims. the employees, all women. the children, all around the age of 67. this is "the sunday bulletin." "residents gather to find comfort and pray." national newspapers also diggi
the u.s. capitol, over the white house, and in many locations across the country are at half staff today because of friday's school shooting in newtown, conn.. the nation's newspapers are full of details about what happened on friday. we would like to hear from you your opinions on how america can prevent mass shootings. is it the role of government or society to stop them? here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882....
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the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of which has given rise to succeeding generations of leaders who embrace only worse case scenarios, encourages military preemption, covert subversion and undermines any chance for a more engaging strategy; diplomacy based on compromise and accommodation. both americans and israelis should build a monument to sherrod, this had doe by figure -- shadowy figure in israeli history whose political career was destroyed by the circle around ben-gurion. sherrod admonished t his countrymen that the question of peace must not be lost sight of for a in
the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of...
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. >> good morning. 16 days before the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff, but there could be a deal in washington. a source close to the talks tells cnn house speaker john boehner is willing to hike taxes on the wealthiest americans. that's something the president says must be part of any plan. speaker boehner previously called tax increases on the top 2% a nonstarter. >>> this week president obama is expected to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the massachusetts democrat has served in the senate for almost 30 years. he's been chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for the past four years. the massachusetts governor duvall patrick would name a replacement until a special election. >>> outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she's been battling a stomach virus and fainted after becoming dehydrated. her office said it's not severe but will skip he her appearance in front of house foreign affairs committee this week. she was scheduled to test
. >> good morning. 16 days before the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff, but there could be a deal in washington. a source close to the talks tells cnn house speaker john boehner is willing to hike taxes on the wealthiest americans. that's something the president says must be part of any plan. speaker boehner previously called tax increases on the top 2% a nonstarter. >>> this week president obama is expected to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the...
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. >>> u.s. against china in florl game of a 10-game post olympic fan tribute tour. all u.s. they were scoreless in the 18th minute. womback had a pair of goals. she's six short the all-time international record. goalie makes a bad decision here. u.s. goes on to win 4-1 and concludes the year with a win and the tour with a record of 8-0-2. that will do it for this edition of sports wrap. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. >> join us mornings at 7:00 a.m. for the latest on conn
. >>> u.s. against china in florl game of a 10-game post olympic fan tribute tour. all u.s. they were scoreless in the 18th minute. womback had a pair of goals. she's six short the all-time international record. goalie makes a bad decision here. u.s. goes on to win 4-1 and concludes the year with a win and the tour with a record of 8-0-2. that will do it for this edition of sports wrap. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. >> join us mornings at 7:00 a.m. for the latest on...
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he was also the head director of the -- of the u.s. government accountability office for almost 10 years. he is widely read and authored numerous articles on the debt deficit and he has a new initiative which i think makes tremendous sense and may doom it obscurity where things sometimes don't get discussed but david's new group is looking at the efficiencies, the inefficiency, the duplications in the government to try and find areas where we can save money without cutting. and i think it's a very interesting initiative and it's one that you all should look into and see about supporting and i hope that he will mention it at least briefly in some of his comments today. so with that introduction, i'm going to turn to the panel and i'm going to sit down and we're going to start discussion hopefully some of these issues. >> and i'll start with david on the right side and we'll just move right across. >> thanks for coming. first, there are challenges between the federal state and local levels. some of the commentators are inadequate budget
he was also the head director of the -- of the u.s. government accountability office for almost 10 years. he is widely read and authored numerous articles on the debt deficit and he has a new initiative which i think makes tremendous sense and may doom it obscurity where things sometimes don't get discussed but david's new group is looking at the efficiencies, the inefficiency, the duplications in the government to try and find areas where we can save money without cutting. and i think it's a...
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most prisons in the u.s. having very tight designated smoking areas, or eliminating tobacco altogether. seeing eight guys, you know, next to each other all smoking at the same time, and filming in this environment, that was a little tough sometimes. >> the yards in an american prison are very active. you go out there and you see guys lifting weights, playing all sorts of games. the yard at cz was a shocking contrast. it almost looked like a tenement building area. it was this concrete square block area, and all the guys can do out there is play soccer. that -- that basically is their recreation. that's their yard. >> but when it comes to contraband, we could have been in any u.s. prison. >> translator: the biggest problem we're dealing with are drugs and inmates bringing in cell phones. >> translator: we are about to witness a routine search indy tension cells. two teams of security officers are conducting a search. one is directly involved in searching the cells and the items found in the cells while the oth
most prisons in the u.s. having very tight designated smoking areas, or eliminating tobacco altogether. seeing eight guys, you know, next to each other all smoking at the same time, and filming in this environment, that was a little tough sometimes. >> the yards in an american prison are very active. you go out there and you see guys lifting weights, playing all sorts of games. the yard at cz was a shocking contrast. it almost looked like a tenement building area. it was this concrete...
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a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for her in a port artsy north carolina. how about with more news in the week in about twenty minutes from now in the meantime more to discuss the ups and downs of the egyptian revolution with the former presidential candidate turned opposition leader. that will be after a short break. it's. slowly lipos. her. mother. the speech. he gave. her. her. wish to. look. like a missile a good play her first scene look at it and. come out trying to make a little. fifth wealthy british scientist seinfeld's time to explain the. markets why not scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports. the. judge. nearly two years after the revolution that shocked the world and removed hosni mubarak from his long tenure at the head of egypt the egyptian revolution is going through some strange times perhaps some would say some dark times with us to discuss this is none other than. a presidential candidate himself and a former secretar
a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for her in a port artsy north carolina. how about with more news in the week in about twenty minutes from now in the meantime more to discuss the ups and downs of the egyptian revolution with the former presidential candidate turned opposition leader. that will be after a short break. it's. slowly lipos. her. mother. the speech. he gave. her. her. wish to. look. like a missile a good play her first scene look at it and. come...
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pre
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a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for marina port archly north carolina. and coming up as we promised also discusses the ups and downs of the egyptian revolution with former presidential candidate and secretary general of the arab league. that sometime very short break. live . play live. live live. live . lol ugh. live players her mother. even though the speech. she played. her. live. i wish. it looked. like a missile good luck play lists let's look at him. a little bit of a little. he and some to see explain destruction without the legacy. of what could have been just ruins lives saved by a great sacrifice and gameplay and restored by human jets it's. a remarkable reminder of courage and selflessness. proves to be empty is a people. playing golf the russian a sight. to see this live. nearly two years after the revolution that shocked the world and removed hosni mubarak from his long tenure at the head of egypt the egyptian revolution is going through some strange times perhaps some w
a life changing question which u.s. state officials refused to answer for marina port archly north carolina. and coming up as we promised also discusses the ups and downs of the egyptian revolution with former presidential candidate and secretary general of the arab league. that sometime very short break. live . play live. live live. live . lol ugh. live players her mother. even though the speech. she played. her. live. i wish. it looked. like a missile good luck play lists let's look at him. a...
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five of the 12 deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history have happened in the last four years. >> as a nation we have endured far too many of these tragedies in the last few years. an elementary school in newtown, a shopping mall in oregon, a house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless street corners in places like chicago and philadelphia. any of these neighborhoods could be our own. we have to come together, and we're going to have to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening regardless of politics. >> in that aurora theater last july a gunman wielding a semi-automatic rifle with a 100-barrel magazine, a shotgun and pistol went on a rampage killing 12 and wounding 58. shortly afterwards colorado's governor said stricter gun laws would not have helped. >> if there were no assault weapons available, if there were no this or that, this guy is going to find something and know how to create a bomb. >> he seemed different in an interview last wednesday, two full days before the e
five of the 12 deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history have happened in the last four years. >> as a nation we have endured far too many of these tragedies in the last few years. an elementary school in newtown, a shopping mall in oregon, a house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless street corners in places like chicago and philadelphia. any of these neighborhoods could be our own. we have to come together, and we're going to have to take meaningful action to...
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as a sitting u.s. national security official who served in two u.s. administrations, i am saddened we have reached this point before you decided whom to nominate. as qualified as she is for her work in foreign policy, this is one area where she may be wrong because, in fact, all positions are political and politicized. well before president obama had been reelected, the fight over his cabinet nominations began. the republican opposition to rice was led early and often by senator john mccain who claimed she was unqualified for job of secretary of state and not very bright. rice's sunday talk show round up after the september 11th attacks in benghazi, libya put her in front to provide information. as it turns out, she had not written the material she delivered that day and was not dishonest about her understanding of the attacks. funny thing, they don't have to be there to play the game. the biggest there that wasn't there in politics, another presidential adviser with talking points. secretary of state hopeful making the case for her administration's n
as a sitting u.s. national security official who served in two u.s. administrations, i am saddened we have reached this point before you decided whom to nominate. as qualified as she is for her work in foreign policy, this is one area where she may be wrong because, in fact, all positions are political and politicized. well before president obama had been reelected, the fight over his cabinet nominations began. the republican opposition to rice was led early and often by senator john mccain who...